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Crosswalks

The University District uses high-visibility crosswalks to guide pedestrians to safe crossing locations. These crosswalks provide a consistent message to drivers and pedestrians throughout campus.

As a member of the campus community, you have likely crossed campus on foot, by bike, on the bus, in a car, or all of the above. No matter how you travel, we all must work together to avoid accidents. While the complete Rules of the Road are available at www.cyberdriveillinois.com, the following list is a brief overview for pedestrians, drivers, and bicyclists.

Pedestrians

A crosswalk painted on the street is a warning signal for vehicles to expect pedestrians.

As a pedestrian, you should only cross in designated locations. If you must cross at an undesignated location, yield right-of-way to vehicles.

Do not dart into traffic. Give vehicles a reasonable time to respond.

When crossing streets, alleys or driveways, look left, right, and then left again for vehicles, buses, and bicycles.

Try to make eye contact; this helps you to determine if the driver has seen you.

Pedestrians with disabilities may cross a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk where the intersection is physically inaccessible to them, but they shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.

When walking, you may NOT leave the curb, or another place of safety, into the path of an oncoming vehicle. You must allow sufficient reaction time for oncoming traffic to yield.